February 2011

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Volume V , Issue V February 2011

Page 6 Must-Read....... How To Get Lost in Rome

  On the first weekend of February, John Cabot  University’s  Model  U.N.  Society hosted JCUMUN, a Model United Nations conference for high school students from all over Europe. Students from public and private  schools  in  Poland,  Switzerland, and Italy came to JCU for a weekend of fruitful debate on the topic of integrating young refugees into their host societies.   JCU’ss  Model  U.N.  Society  aims  to give  students  a  deeper  understanding of  international  affairs  byfamiliarizing them  with  the  structure  and  politics  of U.N.  deliberations.  Every  participant  in the Model U.N.  assumes  the  identity  of a diplomat from a country that is not his own. Model U.N. represents a significant bridge  from  the  classroom  to  the  real world.            The  conference  began  on  Thursday night  with  powerful  presentations  from JCU  professors  in  the  Aula  Magna. Former  Italian  Ambassador  to  Ireland Alberto  Schepisi  spoke  about  the urgency  and  difficulty  of  reforming  the United  Nations.  Professor  Silvia  Scarpa gave  students  valuable  insights  into  the international  law protecting  refugees,  as well as its limitations. Professor Isabella Clough-Marinaro emphasized the serious human  rights  violations  taking  place  in Rome against the  Roma population. 

Index..........

Page 2..........Campus NewsPage 3..........Campus News Cont.Page 4..........Local Events in RomePage 5..........Consider ThesePage 6..........Living in RomePage 7..........SportsPage 8..........TravelPage 9..........CuisinePage 10..........Fuller Prize Op-edsPage 11..........Fuller Prize Cont.Page 12..........ClassifiedsPage 13..........Fruit For ThoughtPage 14..........Editorial Corners

  “The  hardest  part  of  the  conference was  probably  learning  the  parliamentary procedure,”  said  Joshua Cambria,  a  JCU sophomore. “It took me a long time to learn the proper phrasing and decorum that one must maintain while simulating a session of the United Nations, but I couldn’t have been more  impressed with  the quality of the debate from the students.”      The  conference  hosted  50  students representing  50  countries  from  every region  of  the  world  and  was  chaired  by the MUN board members Allie Genovese, Andy  Tomassini,  Davide  Ianniello  and Michaela  Pavoncello,  with  help  from Hannah Wolkwitz.        MUN Vice  President Andy Tomassini said  “Chairing  a  conference  is  such  a different  experience  from  debating  in one. You  have  to  know  all  of  the  rules, as  well  as  the  format  in  which  working papers and draft resolutions are written.”   The  resolution  that was  passed  by  the delegations  outlined  a  refugee  study  and  asserted  the  need  for  education  as a  means  to  integrate  refugees  into  their host  societies. A  common  concern  from the  delegates  was  a  need  to  address the  language  barrier,  which  remains  a significant hindrance today in integrating those who have fled their home countries.  

MUN Society Welcomes International Students

Contributed by MUN Society

              Check out one of our favorite YouTube videos........ “ Hello” by Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette

By Judy Bachrach

Advisor

Last year Amanda was very sad, she absolutely thought she would be found not guilty of murder,” says Madison Paxton, who is one of Amanda Knox’s closest friends.  Knox is a 23-year-old American, convicted at the end of 2009 of murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, whose half-naked body, stabbed and raped, was discovered in the house the two women shared. The court in Perugia, where Knox had been a study-abroad student, sentenced her despite her protests of innocence to 26 years in prison.  It also convicted Knox’s Italian boyfriend of the murder, as well as Rudy Guede, an immigrant from the Ivory Coast. Guede was the only one of the three defendants whose DNA and fingerprints were found in the bedroom where Kercher was killed – and ironically he received a 16-year sentence.

Amanda Knox Friends To Speak To Journalism Class

Photo ProvIded by Corey rutkowskI

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The maTThewCampus News

JCU “Academic Trip” to Istanbul

March 18-23, 2011Located on the western side of the Bos-phorus, Istanbul has always been one of the most important cities of the Mediter-ranean. Capital of the Byzantine and Otto-man Empires, Istanbul is an incredibly vibrant metropolis with a rich historical and cultural heritage. It was selected as one of the European Capitals of Culture 

in 2010. Prof. Eric C. De Sena, Dept. of Art His-tory and Studio Art, is organizing an Academic Trip during the first part of Spring Break for up to 20-25 students. The itinerary consists of visits to monu-ments such as Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, museums of ancient through contemporary art as well as the Grand 

Bazaar, one of the oldest shopping centers in the world. The rough cost is €400 per 

person.For more information, please contact

Prof. De Sena at [email protected]

This day in Ancient Roman History – courtesy of the Dept. of Art History and

Studio ArtLupercalia – February 15

  February 15 marks the date of a famous celebration in ancient Rome, the Lupercalia. The origin of the annual festival in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility, reportedly derives from the prehistoric period, but became associated with the Lupercal - the den of the She-wolf where the infants Romulus and Remus were discovered by a shepherd, Faustulus.    The original ceremony involved the sacrifice of goats and young dogs by priests of the cult. Two aristocratic youths were chosen to participate. The blood of the sacrificed animals was smeared on the heads of the youths; their foreheads were then cleansed with 

  Knox has been languishing in Capanne prison for over three years, and her case is now on appeal.   Paxton and another Knox friend will discuss  Knox, her trial, and the nature of the evidence against her to Professor Bachrach’s Investigative Journalism class (and anyone who chooses to drop in) at the Tiber campus on Thursday, March 10th at 10:30 AM.  Paxton knows most of what Knox is thinking and feeling these days since the court allows her to visit her friend six times a month.   As a result of her conviction, there are now any number of things inside prison that Knox cannot bear. “She dislikes TV, she will never turn on the news because she can’t stand seeing herself and she is always surprised by what a big deal she is on the news,” says Paxton. “She grew sick when she saw the trailer from a Lifetime movie on the murder: it showed the actress who plays Amanda holding down Meredith’s bloody body.” Her friend, Paxton adds, is currently making up two lists: “One, just in case she’s found not guilty on appeal, is a list of things she wants to do: Amanda is thinking of working for something like the Innocence Project, on behalf of people who are wrongly convicted.   “The other list what she intends to do if she loses the appeal.” And that’s a possibility, as Knox well knows. She no longer possesses the optimism she once had.       

wool saturated in milk. The skins of the goats were removed and fashioned into a flimsy garment that covered the youths’ waist, while other pieces of the goat skin were cut into strips. After participating in a banquet involving copious amounts of wine, the youths would run through the streets of Rome with outstretched arms, striking people with the strips of goat skin. Since this act was to promote fertility, young women would stride into the paths of the youths to be touched by the skins.   Later in Roman history, the original intent of the ceremony had been forgotten and male youths would run naked through the streets of Rome, striking passers-by (especially young women) with their hands and making pranks. There is a famous episode involving the middle aged Marc Anthony in the Senate House…   Imagine Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and April Fool’s Day combined.

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Business Department 

HEART & STONES

for Coleman Hough

I have a friend who collects heart-shaped stones.She plucks  them out of nowhere, catch-ing glintsand glimmers of  this gift,  the earth pre-sent-ing chthonic valentines to her alone.Of  marble,  crystal,  sandstone,  fossil, quartz—her vast collection spans a glacier’s age.It’s said collectors are trying to assuagea hole within, some awful primal loss.If that’s the case, I want to tell her thatwe all have empty spaces, awful scars.Even the earth accretes itself in layers;that  force  creates  both  precious  stones and granite.And if her heart-shaped stones reflect the one inside,I want to tell her every heart is petrified.

from Spin by Moira Egan (Entasis Press, Washington DC 2010) 

The Business Department Welcomes

Dr. Eugenio La Mesa

Co-founder and ChairmanCure Thalassemia– A Social Busi-ness for the Cure of ThalassemiaCo-founder  and  Advisory  Board 

member

“Eugenio  La Mesa  is  a  serial  en-trepreneur from Rome who is keen on starting a social business to treat poor thalassemia patients in India.”

The  Business  Club  will  open  the event  with  an  open  house  for  all Business  Administration  students 

and professors.  

March 2 20116:30 pm- 8:30 pm

Tiber Campus-Tiber Cafe

Lecture Topic: CAUSE-DRIVEN BUSINESS

A case study on investing in sus-tainable (non-loss) social enter-prises that pursue social interest

instead of profit.

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student government Corner

It’s More Than Hugging Trees.

JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY @ 1:15 PM in G.K.G.4!

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g r e e n t I P   Now is the time for our generation to seize the moment and pave the way for a better tomorrow. What most people don’t know is that by tackling environmental issues, we can progress towards solving world hunger, poverty, disease, and so much more.    Since John Cabot students are from all different nationalities and backgrounds, our mission needs an international approach. We want people to know how this issue will affect their country as well as other nations. The Environmental Club has several events and activities planned for this semester: among them, a tour and cleanup of the Tiber River, a fascinating documentary, and the launch of our school’s first-ever community garden! So come join us and learn more about the place we call home, and how we can all protect it. There’s more to saving the environment than simply hugging trees.   The Environmental Club meets every Thursday at 1:15 PM in G.K.G.4. For more information contact us at [email protected]

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Dear JCU Degree-Seeking anD ViSiting StUDentS, Welcome this Spring 2011 semester. As your Student Government representatives, we are committed to facilitating communication between the student body and the administration. We want to be an effective voice representing the student body’s concerns and issues. Through your participation and feedback, we can improve and better the school community. As a small university, we hope that you all will participate in clubs, activities and events. It is a great way to meet new faces and be part of JCU student life. We will also be holding bi-monthly student forums. The forums are meant to raise issues and concerns regarding student life and academics. We will send out mass emails notifying students and faculty when each forum will be held. Should anyone have any concerns regarding Student Government, please do not hesitate to speak with us or contact us via email: [email protected].

Have a great semester!- Student Government

Spring 2011 StUDent goVernment repreSentatiVeS Alex Piscina (President)

Giulio Bartolomucci (Vice President) Lily Malota (Secretary)

Christianne Alvarez (Treasurer) Jenna De Muro (Social Chair)

Alessandro Lanuto (Head of Academic Affairs Committee)Rami Harb (Head of Fundraising)

Nicole Shearer (Senate), Matt Eckess (Senate), Handel Durham (Senate), Ariel Brodeur (Senate), Emily Gauthier (Senate), Angelo Cauchi (Senate), Gioia Forte (Senate), Ryan Prosper (Senate), Zach Easton (Senate), Greg Bumb (Senate), and Joseph Zucarelli (Senate).

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• Capitoline  Museums  One  of  the  most  important  Roman  museums,  housing  important  works  of  Ancient  Rome,  and  great  works  by  Bernini  and  Caravaggio.  Open  Tues-­Sun  9am-­7pm.  Corso  Vittorio,  116.  Tel  

0639967800.  €3,  1.50  reduced.  • Galleria  Borghese    

One  of  the  most  famous  and  oldest  museums  in  the  city,  built  in  1613  to  hold  Cardinal  Scipione  Borghese’s  collection  of  art,  including  works  by  Bernini,  Correggio,  Titian,  Canova,  Raphael,  and  Caravaggio.  By  reservation  only.  Open  Tues-­Sun  8:30am-­7:  30pm.  Piazza  Scipione  

Borghese,  5.  Tel.  0632810.  €8.50,  5.25  reduced.  • Gnam  –National  Gallery  of  Modern  Art    

 -­The  largest  Italian  collection  of  art  from  the  19th  and  20th  centuries,  with  works  by  Boccioni,  De  Chirico,  Modigliani,  Van  Gogh,  Klimt,  Klee,  Kandinsky,  and  Mirò.  Open  Tues-­Sun  8:30am-­7:  

30pm.  Viale  delle  Belle  Arti,  131.  Tel  06322981.  €9,  €7reduced.  • Galleria  Doria  Pamphilj  

A  rich  collectio  f  works  by  major  ialian  artists  from  the  1500s  and  1600s:  Titian,  Raphael,  Correggio,  Caravaggio,  Guercino,  Reni,  Bernini,  Velazquez.  Open  every  day  10am-­5pm.  Check  www.lastravaganzamusica.it  for  occasional  concerts  in  the  gallery.  Via  del  Corso,  305.  Tel  

066797323.  €9,  6  reduced.        

• Surya  Mahal  Located  at  the  top  of  Piazza  Trilussa,  Surya  Mahal  is  a  gastronomic  experience  not  to  be  

missed.  Please  you  palate  with  Indian  delicacies.    Located  Piazza  Trilussa,  50.  Tel  065894554.  Open  Tues-­Sun  12:30pm-­2:30pm  and  7:30pm-­11:30pm.  www.ristorantesuryamahal.com  

• Hard  Rock  Café  The  famous  American  restaurant  with  great  burgers,  an  upbeat  atmosphere,  and  walls  full  of  rock’n’roll  memorabilia.  Open  Sun-­Thur  12pm-­12am,  and  Fri-­Sat  12pm-­  1am.  Via  Veneto,  62a.  

Tel  064203051  • La  Cucaracha  

Located  next  to  the  Vatican,  La  Cucaracha  offers  super-­authentic  Mexican  cuisine.  The  brightly  colored  interior  is  welcoming  and  fun.  Enjoy  typical  Mexican  dishes  like  enchiladas  and  

chimichangas,  burritos,  guacomole,  tacos,  chili  con  carne  and  more.  The  family-­run  management  is  from  Acapulco,  Mexico.  Open  daily  from  6pm.  Via  Mocenigo,  10a.  Tel  

0639746373.  www.lacucaracha.it  

• Confetti,  Masks,  and  Parades  Experience  Carnivale  in  Rome!  The  city  organized  horse  shows,  concerts,  theatre  performances,  fun  activities  for  children  and  adults,  masked  parades  and  contest,  and  much  more.  Wherever  ou  are,  find  the  event  nearest  to  you  on  the  official  carnivale  website,  www.carnevale.roma.it.  

This  year  the  carnival  starts  on  26  February  and  ends  on  Mardi  Gras,  8  March.  

Coming Soon, Lorenzo’s Loving Corner.....

Unhappy In love? Our very own advice columnist will cure what ails you in the next Matthew.

Send in your love troubles to [email protected]. Anonymity guaranteed!

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IN  ROME

Vicolo dei Cinque 11/a Rome, Italy 00153

  Books, Chocolate, and Wine top my list of favorite things and that is exactly what this gem in Trastevere offers. Not only that, you can take a shot of Bailey’s or some other tasty liqueur and eat the shot glass while you’re at it! That’s 

right, this amazing place offers a 3 Euro delight—the chocolate shot… the shot glass is made of chocolate and topped with whip cream which makes for a 

sweet start to any night!

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CIoCColAtA e vIno

Via San Francesco a Ripa 18 , 00153 ROMA , Tel.065812551 - Fax 065806497 

- http://www.bigmama.it/club2.htm Opens at 9pm

  Shows start at 10.30pm (warning! may be a cover charge on concert nights)

  Closes at 1.30 am   So now that you’ve spent some time in Rome, you’ve probably made your 

rounds through the Drunken Ship, G Bar, Scholars and Sloppy Sam’s. Well, how about something a little more Italian? Go to Big Mama’s. Don’t let the name fool you, once you walk into this jazz lounge you’ll swear you’ve died and gone to Italian heaven. With good music and 

cheap drinks (ballpark of 5 Euro), it will be an experience

bIg mAmAs

When getting lost in Rome, all the cobblestone alleys seem to mirror the next. As I walk with confidence toward Gianicolo Hill one week into residing in the “Eternal City” I am sure of directions and set off on my way. The gradual vertical of the hill extends into a gorgeous park, and the orange trees and fresh air that hangs over me is mesmerizing. Although this hill is not one of Rome’s famous seven hills, it still remains one of my most favorite spots. A panoramic view is visible of the Tiber River snaking it’s way through Trestevere, and I’m reminded of how beautiful this city really is. 

Gina MichaelStaff Writer

Gina Michael

We are gathered in the Piazza Navona on the afternoon of February 1st. Our photography teacher is giving us instructions for our two-hour class. We are all, he tells us, to create a story with our camera. We are supposed to focus on the doings of people in the piazza square.    This is how I met Mario. To begin, Mario is no one special. He is a drunk. An older man with tan leather skin and cheap white sunglasses that he wears on top of a plaid blue and white hat. I walk past him and he smiles, and I unfortunately judge him right away. With his ripped faded bag beside him, I know he is homeless.   All this I gather while he strums rhythmic music on his guitar. His rough callused fingers play the chords. I glance at the young boy beside him and realize Mario is giving lessons, that this must be how he makes a living. I snap a couple of pictures, and the old man looks at me curiously and stops teaching; I stop snapping.   He gestures toward me with his guitar.    “Do you play?” he asks.   I reply: “A little.”    This was all it took. He handed me his guitar, and pushed his student out of his 

seat.  “Hotel California?” I ask.    Five minutes later we have an audience. His fingers move deftly over the fret board as I play rhythm, and his Eagles solo echoes in the piazza. We end the song. There may be liquor on his breath, but I feel privileged to be able to play with such a musician.    The day ends, and I convince my roommate Phoebe to go back with me that night to Piazza Navona to get gelato and watch the artists paint. Secretly though, I am hoping Mario will still be there. And he is. I spied his guitar first, and he beckons me to sit and play again. I play and sing to hundreds in a piazza half way across the world from my home. Hooked up to an old amp, his beat-up classical guitar play the best of Hootie and the Blowfish, Eagles, and Celine Dion . One lady from Africa requests a “spiritual” and I belt out Amazing Grace. It resonates across the cobblestone square.    I left about 45 minutes later, and five euros richer. He smiles, and his eyes are kind as he tells me in English, “Music first, woman second, and life the last.”    I am glad to be a part of Mario’s world for a little while. Sara OwenS

Sara OwensStaff Writer

musIC wIth mArIo

So I’ve been running around Rome for about five months now and in that time I have sprained my ankle on the cobblestones in Trastevere, 

practically got run over by a car on a street where you would not think a car could possibly fit through. I’ve endured countless amounts of cigarette smoke. And once I was even pulled over by the Carabinieri, who thought I was running away from something and needed help because I couldn’t possibly be running for leisure that early in the morning. But on Saturday, I had the perfect run. Three 

words, Villa Doria Pamphili, a must for anyone that calls themselves a runner. Not only is it Rome’s largest park, but it is maybe a fifteen minute tram ride from John Cabot, and if you are really feeling like a workout, Pamphili starts just behind Giancolo Hill. Pamphili is packed with runners, bikers, soccer players, and picnickers. The park was built for runners, with stretching stations and workout posts. And it’s beautiful. It has a fountain that gives the Trevi a run for its money and a palace garden that will force an interruption on your run, because it will take your breath away. Oh, and did I mention it is closed off to all automobiles? 

Running in Rome

Micayla Burrows

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The maTThewsporTs

Astrology For mArCh

Joe CAnnon

Staff Writer

  The pitch gleamed against the intimidating dark  of Roma Tre’s  sports  complex. But  a timid second half left the third-place Roma Tre  team  with  a  smooth  and  crafty  7-1 defeat, courtesy of JCU.     JCU struck first with a goal from Annamarie Strehlow in the early  minutes.    The  teams  went  back  and forth as Laurel Ganem responded to a goal from the other team with a score of her own, leaving the score at 2-1 at the half.     The  end  of  the  game  seemed  inevitable early in the second half as Stefania Scaletti scored  four back-to-back goals  in  the  span of  eight  minutes.    You  could  practically smell the desperation when Roma Tre began seeking  fouls;  taking  dives  as  though  its players  had  seen  one-too-many  Christiano Ronaldo  games.   All  hope  was  lost  when Jenna Spizzirri delivered the final deflating goal.           Coach  Danilo  Cinti  commented  on  the game  saying  it  was  a  great  win.  But,  he added,the first half was simply, “All right”.  

Lady Gladiator Update

The Lady Gladiators take to the field with a victorious win. the mAtthew/Joe CAnnon

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lIbrA sCorPIo sAggIttArIus

CAPrICorn

AquArIus PIsCes

An  influential  person can take a shine to you, and take you under their wing. However, with the Sun  and  Mars  merging with Neptune,  do  try  to be realistic about targets.

This is the best time to apply for new jobs, go for  an  interview,  be-gin your new career or contract,  or  any  other activity  associated with your profession.

Seize your opportunity to travel far. The New Moon  early  in  Feb-ruary  will  be  a  great omen  for  any  journey you  are  about  to  em-bark upon.

A  chance  meeting  this week can turn out well. This may see you meet a  really  expert  person in the field of pensions or  property,  or  forge  a new alliance.

Co-operation  and a spirit of give and take  can make  for a  really  positive month for relation-ships of all kinds.

With your very own person-al monthly forecast you will be  able  to  take  advantage of  important  opportuni-ties. Avoid over-confidence when  caution  is  required. Face  up  to  situations  you have been trying to ignore.

Your  love  life can  be  dreamy, magical,  fun and flirty.  But  you do need to know that you can trust a  partner,  and if  there  are  any doubts,  proceed cautiously.

Your  ability  to  ap-proach things in an im-aginative way can help to push open the doors of possibility. 

Your  word  power  is given  a  huge  boost, and you can do well in an  interview  or  pres-entation  -  as  long  as you don’t exaggerate.

Money  makes  the world  go  round,  and the New Moon at  the start  of  the  month  is perfect for new begin-nings. 

Your mind is nimble, and you can converse or communicate with fantastic  wit.  Your originality  leaps,  yet not everyone can un-derstand some of your quicksilver  schemes, so  do  remain  utterly down to earth.

Scratch beneath the sur-face and you will see the value in things. This can also be true of your own situation, for something linked to your past, can prove to be surprisingly fortunate.

Source: http://www.freehoroscopesastrology.com/free-monthly-horoscope.aspx

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The maTThewTraVel FeaTure

Spotlight Location: Budapest, Hungary

Source: http://www.freehoroscopesastrology.com/free-monthly-horoscope.aspx

by Joe CAnnon

Staff Writer

If there was ever a place for which I was completely unprepared, it would have to beBudapest.  I came on this trip blind.  I knew it was in Hungary and that’s about it.        My first impression of the city 

wasn’t ideal.  From the airport to the hostel, as I looked out the window, I saw buildings that gave off a bleak, even haunting, vibe; as if we were being lured into a trap set up by the locals. 

But gradually, I realized that the city has a rich history.  Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, the Buda Castle quarter boasts breathtaking views of the Chain Bridge, the Hungarian Parliament, and the Danube River.  If you wait until dusk when the lights of the city begins to illuminate a dimming sky, you’ll catch a view well worth the entire trip.  Head to the Dohány Street Synagogue for a look at the second largest Jewish Temple in the world and one of the most beautiful buildings you’ll probably ever see.     Hero’s Square is a homage to the thousandth anniversary of the arrival of the Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin.For those looking to relax, the city has a number of natural spring baths that offer people the chance to ease all tension and aching muscles. Especially 

soothing is the Gellért Spa and Bath.  With a main pool and a number of large baths that pump chamomile-laden water the spa offers a few hours of wonderful relaxation..       The food in Budapest is a combination of exotic flavors.  With influences from Turkish, French, Middle-Eastern, Greek, and traditional Hungarian cuisine, it holds it provides sheer pleasure to the hungry traveler. I especially loved the hot bowls of goulash, a hearty stew usually made with beef and vegetables. Hummus and falafel bars also flourish throughout the area.       Nightlife boasts an interesting twist on the conventional pub.  Known as “Scrub Pubs,” these laid-back and low key bars are housed in buildings built during the Communist era.  With a dark and intimidating facade on the outside, scrub pubs like Szimpla Kert feature an interior with a stylish array of trendy furniture, sleek decor, and a DJ or live band.  For a bar with a faster pace, Champs Sports Pub offers flat screen TVs on the walls showing all types of sports games, a DJ playing to a dance floor at the back of the long pub, and cheap pints to help you get a good buzz going.  Typical bar food favorites like nachos and pizza are served for those looking for late-night munchies.          One of the more popular nightclubs in the city is called Corvintető.  Situated at the top of a department store, the club is a city-wide favorite featuring a bar with drinks on the cheap, good music, and a view to compliment the atmosphere.   Budapest is a city that will surprise 

you if given the chance.  It’s got the views, the sites, the activities, and the food; everything a city should have to blow you away.

budAPest by nIght the mAtthew/Joe CAnnon

If you have traveled in Europe, and haven’t used Ryanair, you probably 

are paying too much.

They have flights starting from eight euro all over the European continent, including Mo-rocco. However, if you forget to abide by their strict policies, you will be paying extra. Some things to remember when flying Ryanair:

·         You are only allowed one carry-on item (including purse, camera, etc.)

·         Carry on must be no more than 10kg. (20 lbs.)

·         Checked bags are an additional 20-50 euro depending on weight.

·         Taxes and Fees have not been added into the advertised price of the flight.

·                Check in online from 15 days to four hours before the flight leaves.

·                  Print  off  your  boarding  pass  before arriving at the airport while checking in online (otherwise you pay an extra 40 euro).

·         Don’t expect polite or pleasant personnel to help you with anything

- Contributed by Sara Owens

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The maTThew The maTThewCuIsINe

Le Fate DiscountTen euro is all you need when you walk into Le Fate restaurant. The student menu includes three courses as well as a pitcher of wine for the table.

 The meal begins with homemade bruschetta.  This is usually followed by a hot pasta - and for dessert there's tiramisu or freshly baked cake.

Le Fate's menu  changes  slightly  every  day,  but  it is always tasty. And how often do you get to know who  prepares  your  food?  The  chef  at  Le  Fate  is Andrea Consoli, JCU'S very nown Italian cooking teacher.   Enjoy the cozy atmosphere, lovely meals, wine, and familiar faces when you visit Le Fate at Viale di Trastevere 130 just 15 minutes from Tiber campus. ( It’s a four person minimum)

yoghurt/CornmeAl muFFIns 1.      Heat oven to 200 Centigrade (400 F) or number 5 on some stoves.  Make sure it’s completely heated before you 

put the muffins to cook 2.      Grease the muffin or cake pan generously with butter

3.      Gather the ingredients: 1 cup (a scant 250 ml) plain yoghurt, milk plus a tsp vinegar 

or buttermilk if you can find it) 1/4 cup butter (50 gms) melted or very soft room 

temperature 1 large egg

1-1/4 (200 gm) cup cornmeal 1 cup (170 gm) white flour 1/2 cup (100 gm) sugar

2 tsp baking powder (lievito in polvere - see note below) 1/2 tsp baking soda (bicarbonato di sodio- 

beeCARboNAHto dee SO-dee-oh) 1 tsp salt

4.      Mix the egg and yoghurt with a fork lightly. 5.      In a large bowl mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, powder, 

soda and salt to combine and break up lumps.  Add liquid all at once and then the butter on top of it.  Stir it up from the bottom, so the whole mass of dry ingredients gets wet.  As soon as there are no dry spots, distribute the batter in the 

muffin pans or pour in the cake pan and even off. 6.      Bake about 20 - 25 min, until it feels springy under your finger if you touch it on top.  Cool muffins in pan for about 5 min and then remove and cool on a rack or on a 

towel.

When I was a homesick student some 35 years ago in Rome, it was the simple homey very American dishes I missed the most.  These were the dishes my dad made mostly; easy to put together, usually eaten warm with butter.  Muffins are small and warm and comforting.  And don’t blame me if you go back home and aren’t happy with the Starbucks variety any more once you’ve tasted your own!

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS Start with steps 1 and 2 of corn muffins

3. Ingredients 2 cups flour (280 gms)

1 tsp salt 3/4 cup sugar (150 gms) 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 egg 3/4 to 1 cup (175 to 250 ml) yoghurt, sour milk or 

buttermilk 1/4 cup (50 gm) SOFT butter (room temp, NOT melted) 1-2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries (fresh are very 

expensive)- don’t defrost, or they’ll color the dough grey A grating of nutmeg (they sell it whole in jars with a little grater) - optional but it brings out the flavor of the 

blueberries 4. Mix flour, salt, powder, soda and nutmeg

5. Add butter and mix well. 6. Mix together yoghurt, eggs and sugar, and add all at once to flour/butter mixture - mix from bottom up with a few sweeps, add still-frozen blueberries and just barely mix enough to distribute (not to make them color the dough) 7. Spoon into muffin cups and sprinkle with a little extra 

sugar. 8. Bake at 200 C for about 20 minutes.

Cooking with Professor LutiPhoto provided by Katie Lovan

10

The maTThewFuller prIze

Fuller PrIze CAndIdAtes

  Every year, thousands of study abroad students  flood  Rome,  seeking  history, craving adventure, or longing for romance on the back of a careening moped. Often they forget about the hours of homework and studying that are the price of grabbing five months of an Italian dream.                                          The  tourists  who  descend  on  Rome for  just  two  weeks  –  who  don’t  have to  struggle  with  heavy  textbooks  and stress, may just have the right idea. After all,  fourteen  days  is  all  you  need  to  see several  thousand  years  of  history  (at least,  according  to  my  syllabus).  Even I,  the  slowest  museum  visitor  to  have ever  roamed  the  Vatican’s  halls,  could probably  manage  to  see  all  the  main attractions  in  two  weeks.  So  why  stay 5  months?  Why  risk  your  life  crossing streets  and  braving  motorists  who  don’t follow any conceivable traffic laws? Why muddle through a language so difficult it would have repelled the barbarians? Why plough through the difficulties of ordering at restaurants and getting around town  I’m sure, if asked, students who decide 

to  study  abroad,  thousands  of  miles away  from  home  could  offer  a  number of  different  reasons  for  venturing  out  to places unknown. Then we get here.  

“It’s  a  good  experience”  just  seems inadequate when faced with a city where everything  takes  three  times  as  much effort. But I’m starting to get it.  What  makes  Rome  great  is  not  the 

Colosseum,  the  gilded  dome  of  Saint Peter’s.  Those  are  what  make  Rome famous.  What  make’s  Rome  great  are its secrets, the things no tourist ever sees in  two  weeks  because  it’s  not  marked down  on  hotel maps.  Five months,  or  a year for the brave, is a lot of time to get lost  and  discover  the  quieter  aspect  of “Romanitas” the part that is not often seen by outsiders.                Hopping  on  the  wrong  bus  and 

stumbling across a park with kids running around  in  costumes,  as  they  toss  on  a Sunday afternoon; drinking hot chocolate that  comes  in  12  different  flavors  in  a side-street café that comes in 12 flavors; haggling in broken Italian over the price of  focaccia  bread  at  a  street market  and being  rewarded  with  a  cookie  by  the amused baker: those are the new reasons that justify this mad and daring leap into a new world.     So get lost! Find Rome’s secrets. Make 

some of your own. 

devIn lAgAsse Get Lost!

When Thursday night arrives, John Cabot students prepare for clubbing. Girls stand in the front of a mirror, putting on their fourth layer of a shiny lip gloss.  Guys are not so obsessed. They gather at someone’s apartment for “pre-gaming”-  ie. drinking before going out so that they are already tipsy once they decide to head toward the G bar or Campo Dei Fiori. We are without imagination. Every night resembles the previous one: drinking at someone’s place, getting tipsy, another drink at G Bar, a few more on the Campo -- and the evening is perfect.  In any case, no one will remember what he did the night before. However, the morning after, his friends will recap his performance of the previous evening.  Embarrassing,  they will say.  The next night, the same old story. Students puking  in the wee hours, hard by the statue of Giordano Bruno.  Students are gifted with a precious thing. Youth. They have every  right to spend that youth as they please. But I often wonder why they don’t try a different way of passing time. Rome has beautiful parks, after all.  It has the Villa Borghese and the Tiber and Saint Peter’s tower.  It has bars with “apperitivos” and real Italians. Trastevere is famous for bars that play live music. Those are cozy, pleasant spaces: they encourage talk, dancing and romance. If you are an especially serious dancing fan, there are plenty of great Spanish clubs in Testaccio. It is a beautiful feeling  to wake up the morning after a night out, without a headache and memories that can only be resurrected with the help of a friend. A night does not have to end with nausea and black fog. I am not, as it happens, a graying old lady who spends her time knitting. I am not a party-popper.”  I just happen to prefer a different  Rome  and I encourage study abroad students to try the Rome I love. You will be astonished how much fun you can have with a different kind of evening. A sober night.   Rome is a chameleon. It changes its colors depending on the temperature inside its night revelers. Students who never try, who are so deep into themselves that they can’t enjoy what’s going on around them cannot see the genuine color of Eternal City. 

FederICA nuzzoleseThe Rome I know and the Rome few JCU

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  Today  I  am eating pizza. Tomorrow  I will choose pasta. The day after tomorrow I  will  order  pizza.    Oh  ,  forgot.  I  have already eaten that.       I never did understand why my mother used  to  tell me  to watch her  –  carefully  while  she was preparing meals. Now,  in Rome,  together with my friends,  I scorn the menu  at  the  cafeteria.    Pizza.  Pasta. Pizza yet again. I finally understand what my mother was trying to tell me.     I n Rome, I finally came to understand what a kitchen really means to a woman. It  is not an exciting place for a woman, but it contributes to her independence.      Learning  how  to  cook  made  me  feel more  independent  and  self-confident. Several  times  I’ve  called my mother  on Skype  for  basic  recipes  for  stews,  pies and fish courses.        The very first time I burned my sleeve. Somehow  I  managed  to    extinguish  the flames in the sink.  During my next effort, there was no smell of roasted t-shirt and I felt like Caesar, without the laurel crown, watching my successful efforts at making lunch. It was a stew made of carrots and pumpkin, sprinkled with parsley. I also I 

prepared corn polenta with melted cheese. I liked the fact that it was the work of my own hands. I choose not to accept a pizza and  pasta  diet.  I  almost  felt  as  though  I could make  a  ratatouille  ,  but  I  realized that it was too big a goal for me, at least for now. I stick to the recipes my mother entrusted to me over the Skype.    My home-cooked meals are not always delicious, but they have their good points.  They  require  effort,  yes,  but  not necessarily a lot of time. Over the months, I  have  learned  one  or  two  things  about what not  to do: Don’t cook chicken in a sauce made  of  red wine  and  cranberries –  too  hard. Make  salads  and  vegetable-based soups  that are done  in 15 minutes flat.   And  every  once  in  a while,  go  for popcorn with melted butter.

   Any  dish  I  make  enables  me  to  see myself  as  a more  independent  and  self-reliant  person  than  I  used  to  be.  Rome has  taught  me,  along  with  my  mother via Skype, how to cook. And I now have a  good  working  relationship  with  my kitchen. I have grown.

AleksAndrA rAkonJACKitchen Duty

  I held a postcard in my hands and headed toward post office to send it to Montenegro. I was excited that I was able to send my parents a piece of Rome that I live and breath every day. I speed up and prolonged my steps.

  Line inside a post office. I took a ticket and calmly wait my turn. I had just to glue a stamp on it and pass it to the other side of a glass where a post officer operated. I  glanced  through  the  mass  that  waited their number to appear on a small screan above our heads. There was  a lady with a flower  in her   heat and small dog  that look  perfectly  brushed  and  had  all  the manners  that  dog  suppose  to  have  (he was sitting perfectly calm, with his  four legs stretched and eyes fixed on a other’s lady cat  that was enclosed in a box. Lot of  other  people  stand  nervously waiting their turn. A woman who worked at on of the  desks  closed  her  own  and  fixed  her broken nail with nail brush. She put a sign “Chiuso” (Closed) and expected all of the potential customers to pretend she is not behind a transparent glass.

sotrA nAtAsA On Post Service

  One  of  men    explained  her  how unpropriate  was  her  action,  when  so many  customers wait.  She  shrugged  her shoulders.( It seems that in Italy customer is  always  wrong.  )  At  first  glance  well breed dog started showing his animalistic side. He  jumped and  try  to catch a cat’s tale  that  sticks  out  from  a  box. An  old man started sneezing and coughing in his tissue.  He  asked  me  to  throw  away  his used tissue. A post officer behind a glass window  lifted  his  head  and wait  for my action.  I  hesitate  for  a  second  and  then brought small basket to enable an old man to throw his tissue, he , himself.

  I was strucked how people who worked in  post  in  Italy were  unpleasant,  almost rude  and  looking  forward  their  brake. They almost yelled at people who did not know where  tosign, where  to put  stamp. They were devilish to those who did not have any coin money but 20 or 50 euros in paper. 

  I  believe  that  salaries  which  post workerks get every month does not reflect their longings, but that is not the reason to bite a customer when he/she appears in the front of a desk. They have to act and work 

as professionals. They are representatives of a country system and contribute to its image in the eyes of foreigners. After all there is so many people outside who are willing to work even if the income is not the one they have dreamed of. 

  Soon,  a  post where  I  happen  to  enter become a circus. Cat scratched the metal bars,  dog  started  barking,  the  old  man cleaned his throe and free his respiration canals, two  Italians raise their voice,and consequently hands, that help them bring the  issue  more  vividly  and  passionately (this  action  is  particular  to  Italians). Women  start  knocking  with  her  golden ring on a desk window. Two post officers closed the desk and demand everybody to step out from a room.

  I did what they ask, holding a postcard and  a  ticket with  a  number  that  I  got  in the post office.  I will  send a postcard  in Montenegro  “alla  italiana”.  It  would  be  long way for my postcard to be delivered even thou it only has to  swim the Adriatic sea. Viva L’Italia!!

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Following In the Steps of Eat, Pray, Love

In  her  book  “Eat, Pray, Love,”  author 

Elizabeth  Gilbert  said  “Sometimes  I wonder what I’m doing here, I admit it.”

  Standing  at  the  top  of  Castello  Sant’ Angelo, my  two  roommates  and  I were contemplating a similar feeling -- two of us had ventured out, despite the financial uncertainty looming over our heads;  the third’s only memory of Rome was a high school trip with her then-boyfriend, since discarded.  

So,  what  would  Gilbert,  a  34-  year-old  divorcee  battling  depression,  have in  common  with  twenty-year-old  girls visiting Rome for four months? 

Perhaps everything. 

      The  book  follows  the  author  on  her spiritual  journey --   searching or hiding, as she states in her novel -- to Italy, India, and Indonesia. In the end, she learns how to balance both pleasure and spirituality.

 In a Rome apartment of four Americans and  one  Russian,  Gilbert’s  New  York Times  bestseller    is  the  book  of  choice for any number of young women leaving home, family, and love. 

     Sarah Lucy, 20, says: “The book was recommended to me by a friend who had it  highlighted  and  bookmarked  pages where  her  favorite  quotes  were.  I  felt like Gilbert coming to Italy after an ugly divorce was similar to how I was feeling with my ex-boyfriend. I felt like there was a connection between us.”  

          In  the  book,  Gilbert  recounts  her transformation from a woman dependent on  men  to  a  confident  self-sustaining world-traveler .

 “I wanted to explore one aspect of myself set against the backdrop of each country, in  a  place  that  has  traditionally  done that  one  thing very well,”  she writes.  “I wanted  to  explore  the  art  of  pleasure  in Italy,  the art of devotion in India and,  in Indonesia, the art of balancing the two.” 

   Exploring pleasure for a college student with massive  debts  is  in  a way  simpler.  An entire pizza pie that we don’t have to 

share,  the  knowledge  that  we  can  drink under  the  age  of  21  and  gelato  almost every  day  is  our  reward  for  breaking loose. 

 Gilbert somehow acquired money, fame, good-looking  amazing men  and yet,  she wasn’t happy. We, on the other hand, are very much so.

My  roommate  Sarah  said,  “Why  do  our lives rock?” 

    Gilbert  might  appreciate  my  reply: “Because we made them this way.” 

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mIChelle monteClAroShelved.  The books aligned in chronological order  according  to  bar  code  numbers.  The numerous pairs of eyes shifting back and forth while trying to find their bounded little friend. Once in the hands of the beloved reader, their journey begins.  

In light of our little nest at John Cabot, I think it’s safe to say that our library has witnessed the  struggles  and  strides  of  an  everyday Caboteer.  Its’  small  corners  and  cozy  rooms reflects its’ intimate and quaint appeal. 

Now,  I’ve  been  told  it’s  not  like  a  “real university’s  library,”  whatever  that  means.  It  doesn’t  have  a  Starbucks  and  or  three computer labs, but who cares. It’s enough. It provides us with the necessities. Libraries are not  meant  to  be  about  convience,  but  more about study and work. 

We all  shuffle  in and out  trying  to place our thoughts onto paper, reading for classes, and studying  for  midterms.  Between  breaks,  we stop by a café and grab a coffee. If it’s a rough day, a beer will do. Our libary is our little nest here in Rome.

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To All Those Who are indulging in Italy’s Delights...

Gelato every now and then is a must, but try and swtich up that regular gelato cone with a basket of strawberries. Not only does it save you emtpy calories, its full of antioxidents

Pasta- it’s actually good for you! Eating pasta for lunch is actually better than eating some-thing small. The pasta will fill you up and give you energy for the day. These carbs will easily be burn up if eaten before 3 pm.

Light Dinner- This is the best time to eat protein. When the body sleeps, it still burns calories. If you eat a high in protein dinner, your body will burn fat, not muscle while it sleeps. Never go to bed hungry!

Tip for the Month-Keep your metabolism going!Snack every 2 hours on..

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